Contract Manager, Google Distributed Cloud (Airgapped), Public Sector

Google; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cloud technology provider in London is seeking a skilled Contract Manager to oversee government contracts and support agreements. This role involves managing relationships with customers and stakeholders, ensuring compliance, and streamlining the contracting process. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in government contract management and a relevant degree, along with the ability to obtain UK Security clearance.

Qualifications

• 6 years of experience in government contract or program management.
• Eligibility to obtain UK Security Check (SC) security clearance.
• Experience working across engineering, sales, and marketing teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and manage agreement program efforts.
• Interface with customers and internal stakeholders.
• Create contracting artifacts tailored to customer needs.

Skills

Government contract management

Cloud Computing experience

Public sector framework agreements

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, or related field

MBA

Job description

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 6 years of experience in government contract or program management within Cloud Computing or Technology.
• Experience with public sector framework agreements.
• Eligibility to obtain UK Security Check (SC) security clearance; British Citizenship is required for this role.

Preferred qualifications

• MBA
• Experience working across engineering, sales, and marketing teams in cloud computing or a related field.
• Experience in Vendor Management.
• Experience advising on the legal implications of agreements terms and conditions.
• Active UK Security Check (SC) security clearance.

About the job

Google Cloud accelerates organisations' ability to digitally transform their business with the best infrastructure, platform, industry solutions and expertise. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google's cutting-edge technology - all on the cleanest cloud in the industry. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.

As a Contract Manager, you will support agreements by designing, building and delivering key programmatic responsibilities within a new business function. You will manage agreements and change requests with customers, partners, sales employees, and executive cross-functional stakeholders. You will navigate competing priorities and guide teams. In this role, you will manage multiple Google Cloud agreements with the government and programmatic support that will amplify the work of Google Cloud Sales teams. You will be the internal and external point of contact for Google Cloud's administration

Responsibilities

• Design and manage agreement program efforts, including monthly consumption reporting, order flow, and billing/invoicing inquiries.
• Interface with customers, partners, and internal stakeholders to ensure contract obligations and change requests are met. Build stakeholder relationships with teams and maintain collaborative engagement across multiple teams.
• Create contracting artifacts (i.e. Statement of Works (SOWs), Order Forms, and subcon agreements) that meet the unique needs of each customer, while also looking for opportunities to streamline the contracting process and remove any friction.
• Maintain agreement records and documentation such as receipt and control of agreement management plans, agreement correspondence, audit reports, status reports, third-party product certifications, monthly reporting, and other documents.
• Ensure contract artifacts are compliant, meet legal standards, manage contract risk and financial health. Review services listed under agreements, including checking for general service updates and product deprecation announcements.